Thursday, January 29, 2009

C64 CynthCart Filter Pedal - The Dunlop Cry-Baby Pong Controller


C64 CynthCart Filter Pedal - The Dunlop Cry-Baby Pong Controller from LifeInABox Productions on Vimeo

So this was the finished Keytar mod I had started oh so many months ago and never got around to finishing. So here's the basics:

1. Obligatory Power Light Mod
2. Keyboard Overlay - Bolted on and reinforced with huge washers to reduce stress on the plastic.
3. Guitar... erm... Keytar! Strap... Thingies, what are those called? Also reinforced.
4. Replaced original 6581 with 6581R3.
5. Made a custom heavy duty 5 pin din to gold plated 1/4 cable for plugging into mixers or amps.
6. Also Obligatory MATTE BLACK Paint job (I can hear them swoon!)

And The Other(not so)Basics:
1. Tear everything out of a broken Wah pedal except the pot and gears
2. Drill out the hole for the 1/4 jack to fit in a DB9 port.
3. Wire it up according to http://pinouts.ru/Inputs/ControlPortC64_pinout.shtml
4. Hook it up. It's Good! It's really that easy, if you happen to have a wah pedal housing sitting around.
Foot Controlled Pong Paddle OR Cynthcart Wah Pedal
Cynthcart Keytar Rig
See you next time.

GlitchDS to Roland TR-606 Sync Using Nintendo DS Trigger Mod

I had wanted to do this mod for a while and hadn't gotten around to it. GlitchDS has a "Strum" mode, and while I may not have the best touch screen strumming rhythm skills, you can just push the RIGHT ARROW key to do the same thing. So I wanted to make a way to electronically "Push" the right arrow button in rhythm. I have seen products like the midify system and what not but didn't really want to spend $40 on a kit I wasn't sure I wanted to spend the time on, and only needed 1/12 of its capabilities. This mod is SIMPLE it is just an 1/8 inch cable hooked up to the GROUND in the DS and the RIGHT ARROW button. Less than $5. I did have to use a ground loop interrupter, however. I am a tinkerer, not an engineer.


GlitchDS to Roland TR-606 Sync Using Nintendo DS Trigger Mod from LifeInABox Productions on Vimeo

Sorry for the sound and video quality, couldn't find the power supply for the good camera.

PS: I am not liable for ANY damage you do to ANYTHING while attempting to do this mod. In fact, don't do this mod. At all. Really.